Hunter Lane Howard, 20, of Whitesville, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2020 in Owensboro. He was born July 27, 2000 in Owensboro. Hunter was self-employed owning his own logging business. He was a graduate of the Triplett High School and had attended the Bethel Outreach Ministry.
Hunter loved his daughters very much. He loved anything that had to do with the outdoors including coon hunting, A.T.V. riding, fishing, hunting, and riding his horse Cash. He also enjoyed big cookouts with his family and friends, the bigger the better. Hunter was a very outgoing person who never met a stranger and became a friend to everyone he met. He had compassion for others and would do anything for them. Hunter’s favorite saying was “You just need some Hunter Howard in your life Ole Son”! He had been sadden recently with the loss of his dog, a black lab named Molly.
Hunter was preceded in death by great grandparents, Dan Cole in 2012 and Tooter Howard in 2013, and a cousin, Cory Galloway in 2016.
Surviving are his daughters, Annsley Marie Howard and Idaleigh Nichole Howard; parents, Kristen and John Jones of Philpot and Jason Howard and fiance Samantha Dunn of Central City; grandparents, Larry and Cathy Holt of Owensboro, Jackie and Gina Howard of Island, John and Mary Jones of Owensboro, and John and Laural Ammon of Hartford; great grandparent, Patricia Cole of Owensboro; a sister, Bailey Dawn Conrad and husband Trevor of Sacramento, and three brothers, Landon Howard and Corbin Cole Jones, both of Philpot, and Brantley Howard of Central City.
The funeral service for Hunter Howard will be 3 PM Sunday, August 16, at Reid’s Orchard. Burial will follow in Island Baptist Church Cemetery in Island. Visitation will be from 1 PM until 3 PM Sunday at Reid’s Orchard. Everyone planning to attend the funeral service at Reid’s is urged to bring your own chairs.
The number of those attending the visitation or funeral service for Hunter shall be within current health and safety directives. Everyone shall wear appropriate personal protective masks and social distance yourselves.
Memorial contributions may be made payable to Kristen Jones for Hunter’s Children’s Account, mail to Independence Bank, Attention: Jennifer Allen, 2425 Frederica Street, Owensboro, Ky. 42301. Memories and condolences to the family can be shared at www.glenncares.com.